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Ernie Robertson Captures 440<br />

E. Robertson gets into high gear.<br />

SUPPORT YOUR<br />

M McConnell blazes t>v opponents<br />

A successful indoor season rose to a climax on Feb. 20th. That night Fordham had its<br />

first representative in the Olympic Invitational in six years. The Fordham mile relay<br />

completed the field of five qualifiers by slipping ahead of Bishop Loughlin by one tenth<br />

of a second.<br />

Matched against strong opponents as Maria Regina, Power Memorial, St. Francis Prep,<br />

and lona Prep, the Prep team appeared to be the immediate underdog. Throughout the<br />

league some teams felt Fordham wasn't good enough to be there. Confident, the team<br />

publicized their upcoming contest. That night the team was received by a loyal crowd<br />

as it entered the Garden's arena. From the moment the gun went off until the tape was<br />

broken Fordham Prep proved that it deserved to run that night.<br />

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